I once downloaded a FaceBook video uploader so I could put PS4 vids from FB to YT. Boy what a mistake that was…but any decent malware remover should work. In my case I just ran an AVG scan and it got rid of the problem. Why the anti virus didn’t detect it first, I’ll never know. :/

As I understand it, the virus I had piggy backed the program I wanted. Not that it mattered, it was an unofficial piece of crap that didn’t work, anyway. But yeah, Avast! seems more efficient, although learning to not dl any crap I see is always key.

It doesn’t matter which virus protection we purchase, eventually we end up with a virus that our particular virus checker misses, and we have to purchase a second, and even a third to get it. We have a family member who likes to play a lot of video games, and we think that’s where the weird viruses come from. That sucks.

@snowberry My experience is that it’s either people using the inferior stuff that came pre-installed, people running nothing at all, or disabling what they have because the antivirus software tries to keep them from an infected file/site that they want access to. The last is common amongst those who get files from unreliable sources like peer-to-peer file sharing or “warez” sites; the sort of places where those who don’t want to pay for commercial games go to get “free” stuff and sometimes pay with their hard drive. Is that family member using legal games or cracked software?

@jerv Normally we use Norton, but it’s missed some serious malware and re-direct viruses. I don’t know much about computers, but I can’t understand how an outfit like Norton could miss out so consistently. Right now we’ve got AVG on.

The only “wandering out” we do is either on Kongregate.com or here. Other than that, there’s e-mail, and we don’t download stuff often.

@snowberry The household version of Norton has had mixed views over the years. It also only goes after viruses and does nothing for other forms of malware. Avast! has had a consistently higher detection rate, and I run Spybot to catch/block the non-virus malware, largely as it has real-time protection as opposed to on-demand scanning.

@talljasperman In other words, you’re unprotected. MacAfee hasn’t been relevant for decades, and is one of the lower-rated programs out there. AV-Comparatives gives Avast! and Avira awards while MacAfee barely qualifies for “also ran”. Don’t send a mall cop to do SEAL Team jobs. ;)